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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 15.29

Searching for Kṛṣṇa in Ecstatic Love

“Lord Caitanya mistook that garden for Vṛndāvana and very quickly entered it. Absorbed in ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa, He wandered throughout the garden, searching for Him.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 15.29, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Caitanya mistook the flower garden for Vṛndāvana.
  • He entered the garden very quickly, absorbed in ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.
  • He wandered throughout the garden, searching for Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Spend a minute rereading the phrase “searching for Him,” reflecting on Kṛṣṇa as the focus of the Lord’s love.

Ask yourself

Which words in this verse convey the intensity of the Lord’s desire to find Kṛṣṇa?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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